1. World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens
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Mihaela C. Ion, Caitlin C. Bloomer, Tudor I. Bărăscu, Francisco J. Oficialdegui, Nathaniel F. Shoobs, Bronwyn W. Williams, Kevin Scheers, Miguel Clavero, Frédéric Grandjean, Marc Collas, Thomas Baudry, Zachary Loughman, Jeremy J. Wright, Timo J. Ruokonen, Christoph Chucholl, Simone Guareschi, Bram Koese, Zsombor M. Banyai, James Hodson, Margo Hurt, Katrin Kaldre, Boris Lipták, James W. Fetzner, Tommaso Cancellario, András Weiperth, Jạnis Birzaks, Teodora Trichkova, Milcho Todorov, Maksims Balalaikins, Bogna Griffin, Olga N. Petko, Ada Acevedo-Alonso, Guillermo D’Elía, Karolina Śliwińska, Anatoly Alekhnovich, Henry Choong, Josie South, Nick Whiterod, Katarina Zorić, Peter Haase, Ismael Soto, Daniel J. Brady, Phillip J. Haubrock, Pedro J. Torres, Denis Şadrin, Pavel Vlach, Cüneyt Kaya, Sang Woo Jung, Jin-Young Kim, Xavier H.C. Vermeersch, Maciej Bonk, Radu Guiaşu, Muzaffer M. Harlioğlu, Jane Devlin, Irmak Kurtul, Dagmara Błońska, Pieter Boets, Hossein Masigol, Paul R. Cabe, Japo Jussila, Trude Vrålstad, David V. Beresford, Scott M. Reid, Jiří Patoka, David A. Strand, Ali S. Tarkan, Frédérique Steen, Thomas Abeel, Matthew Harwood, Samuel Auer, Sandor Kelly, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Rafał Maciaszek, Maria V. Alvanou, Önder Aksu, David M. Hayes, Tadashi Kawai, Elena Tricarico, Adroit Chakandinakira, Zanethia C. Barnett, Ştefan G. Kudor, Andreea E. Beda, Lucian Vîlcea, Alexandru E. Mizeranschi, Marian Neagul, Anton Licz, Andra D. Cotoarbă, Adam Petrusek, Antonín Kouba, Christopher A. Taylor, and Lucian Pârvulescu
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Aphanomyces astaci ,Endangered species ,Invasive species ,Open data ,Astacidae ,Cambaridae ,Medicine ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Freshwater crayfish are amongst the largest macroinvertebrates and play a keystone role in the ecosystems they occupy. Understanding the global distribution of these animals is often hindered due to a paucity of distributional data. Additionally, non-native crayfish introductions are becoming more frequent, which can cause severe environmental and economic impacts. Management decisions related to crayfish and their habitats require accurate, up-to-date distribution data and mapping tools. Such data are currently patchily distributed with limited accessibility and are rarely up-to-date. To address these challenges, we developed a versatile e-portal to host distributional data of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens (using Aphanomyces astaci, the causative agent of the crayfish plague, as the most prominent example). Populated with expert data and operating in near real-time, World of Crayfish™ is a living, publicly available database providing worldwide distributional data sourced by experts in the field. The database offers open access to the data through specialized standard geospatial services (Web Map Service, Web Feature Service) enabling users to view, embed, and download customizable outputs for various applications. The platform is designed to support technical enhancements in the future, with the potential to eventually incorporate various additional features. This tool serves as a step forward towards a modern era of conservation planning and management of freshwater biodiversity.
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- 2024
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